To play along to Tommy Sands’ original
version from his album ‚Singing Of The Times’ use capo on 4th fret

Intro

(Bm-Bm-Bm-BmBm-Bm-Bm-Bmoriginal version tin whistle ony)

Bm-Bm-Bm-BmBm-Em-A-Bm-Bm

Bm-Bm-Bm-BmBm-Bm-Bm-A-Bm

(Bm)Little children hiding in the shadows (Em)Waiting for the changing of the (A)day (Bm)Watching for a break between the shadows When (Em)they can go out and start to (A)play

ChorusAnd
we're (G)singing of the (A)times When the (D)sun will always (Bm)shine And
(G)armoured cars and (A)tanks will fade a(D)way (G)People will be (A)one,
and the (D)fighting will be (Bm)done And (G)all the little (A)children they can (D)play

I can (Bm)hear you saying it's impossible
Just (Em)look at the blood upon the (A)road
But (Bm)I don't think that it's impossible
For (Em)now we see that all our blood is
(A)red

Chorus

It
(Bm)seems that cure is better then prevention If
(Em)not then Doctor John would have no (A)pay And
(Bm)all kings and queens would have no pensions If
(Em)all the little children they could (A)play

Chorus

I
(Bm)don't suppose a man will stop this struggling If
he's (Em)lying with his back upon the (A)ground It's
(Bm)only when every man is standing That
(Em)peace and justice can be (A)found